Martin Fickweiler - The Soul of Mountaineering
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| Publisher | DATO (Lecturis) |
| ISBN | 9789462264717 |
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The stories in this book tell of the first successful ascents of Europe’s most iconic mountains, combined with personal experiences and images of climbing these attractive peaks in the twenty-first century. The mountains are always changing and so are the people who climb them. Two hundred and fifty years ago, the early climbers were mainly driven by faith, fame and fortune or the urge to unravel the secrets of science. Later mountain climbing became more of a leisure activity and people moved into the mountains for personal and spiritual reasons. This is where the true soul of alpinism originates. It is an inner call to go into the mountains and soar high above the rest of the world in order to be forced to a different, broader view of life.
| 196 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 28 cm, hb, English |
€56.00
Product number:
idea43742